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and carving out groups that aren't going to get a tax increase on some level or the spending cuts that the government needs to do and sort of lik the health care plan, the cadillac plans and we're going to get this and the then the unions got involved and then didn't get that thing. you can't do that. we've got too much of a budget gap and yeah, they took pay freezes, but in low inflation times, it's as hard to cut, as it sounds like. and your pay is frozen across the years. no,t's taxes across the boards and spending cuts across the board. >> brenda: toby, leave me alone, is that fair for the federal workers to say. >> leave me alone is that we've been picking on them. to gary's point, if that's being picked on, throw in the briar patch at this point. that sounds like a nonsecter, an the good news is that the cost of the federal workers relative to the, you know, budget deficits and medicare, small enough it's somewhat of a side show. the idea that we're picking on themmen they're not getting the right deal, get out to the real world. >> eve. >> don't blame them, federal workers, this
and carving out groups that aren't going to get a tax increase on some level or the spending cuts that the government needs to do and sort of lik the health care plan, the cadillac plans and we're going to get this and the then the unions got involved and then didn't get that thing. you can't do that. we've got too much of a budget gap and yeah, they took pay freezes, but in low inflation times, it's as hard to cut, as it sounds like. and your pay is frozen across the years. no,t's taxes across...
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no, it's taxes across the boards and spending cuts across the board. >> brenda: toby, leave me alone, is that fair for the federal workers to say. >> leave me alone is that we've been picking on them. to gary's point, if that's being picked on, throw in the briar patch at this point. that sounds like a nonsecter, and the good news is that the cost of the federal workers relative to the, you know, budget deficits and medicare, small enough it's somewhat of a side show. the idea that we're picking on themmen they're not getting the right deal, get out to the real world. >> steve. >> don't blame them, federal workers, this isn't their fault. yes, they're going to have give more. and in favor of union representation and union representation say hey, leave us alone, it's good for them, but overall, everybody's going to have to give, everybody. >> brenda: gary b. >> look, if it's the federal workers have it so bad, try to get a job in the federal sector, it's almost impossible these days, that's how bad it is. >> brenda: but, jonas, there have been layoffs from the federal sectors as well.
no, it's taxes across the boards and spending cuts across the board. >> brenda: toby, leave me alone, is that fair for the federal workers to say. >> leave me alone is that we've been picking on them. to gary's point, if that's being picked on, throw in the briar patch at this point. that sounds like a nonsecter, and the good news is that the cost of the federal workers relative to the, you know, budget deficits and medicare, small enough it's somewhat of a side show. the idea that...
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taxes going up by 600 billions is not thoughtful. it's an unthoughtful thing brought about by laws in the past. >> which is why you joined this fix the debt campaign? >> absolutely. it's insane not to concentrate on this. i don't think most americans appreciate or understand what's going to happen on january 1. we spend $3.5 billion now, $120 billion in interest rates, $2.4 billion we take in. there's a $1.1 billion deficit. if that keeps up -- >> trillion. you're talking trillion-dollar deficits every year. >> if that keeps up, the spending goes to $6 billion. what we take in goes to $4.6 billion. you have a $1.4 billion deficit you're going to deal with in ten years with $1 trillion debt. interest payments you have to make every year. when you're making interest payments of $1 trillion a year, everybody is going to stop investing. germany isn't going to buy our bonds anymore. >> maybe they want this. it seems like both sides are digging in. the president says he wants $ .6 trillion in revenue. that means higher taxes as well as tak
taxes going up by 600 billions is not thoughtful. it's an unthoughtful thing brought about by laws in the past. >> which is why you joined this fix the debt campaign? >> absolutely. it's insane not to concentrate on this. i don't think most americans appreciate or understand what's going to happen on january 1. we spend $3.5 billion now, $120 billion in interest rates, $2.4 billion we take in. there's a $1.1 billion deficit. if that keeps up -- >> trillion. you're talking...
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there's possible tax raises on capital gains next year. you can see that investors are excited about that. that stock up 13.5 person. >> i expect to hear those two words quite a lot between now and the end of the year. >>> tech stocks are a big force behind black friday seema mody has more. >> absolutely nasdaq is on track to have the first best and best five -- we're seeing research in motion, the best performs stock on the back of that bullish analyst note we've been talking about all day. hewlett-packa hewlett-packard, shares hit a ten-year low. related to autonomy. apple also up today, set to snap an eight-week losing streak, the longest since the dot-com bubble streak. and speaking of apple, in lieu of black friday, the tablet wars are definitely heating up. >> you would think so. seem that, thank very much. >>> before shoppers were flocking to the mall, frayeder were flocking to the retail stock themselves. so will retails continue toss the better play and outperform the s&p? that's what we're talking about today. on the technical sa
there's possible tax raises on capital gains next year. you can see that investors are excited about that. that stock up 13.5 person. >> i expect to hear those two words quite a lot between now and the end of the year. >>> tech stocks are a big force behind black friday seema mody has more. >> absolutely nasdaq is on track to have the first best and best five -- we're seeing research in motion, the best performs stock on the back of that bullish analyst note we've been...
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republicans are resisting the idea that inleasing tax rates on the wealthy will steer the country away from the fiscal cliff even though suspects insist it will. >> i would be very much opposed to raising tax rates, but i believe that we can close a lot of lop holes. >> they have to go up, real or effective tax rates, there are ways of doing this and secondly, we have to gross loopholes. >> lindsey graham is okay with new revenue and willing to cap deductions to get it, but only if democrats agree to reform entitlements like social security and medicare. >> i don't expect the democrats to go for premium ouci do expect them to adjust these entitlement programs before they bankrupt the company. some entilement reform is okay with illinois democratic senator dig durbin, but thinks that social security should be left alone. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt. not a penny. it's a separate funded operation and we can do things and i believe we should, smaller things played out long-term that give it solvency. >> and congressman peter king says nobody will get all they want
republicans are resisting the idea that inleasing tax rates on the wealthy will steer the country away from the fiscal cliff even though suspects insist it will. >> i would be very much opposed to raising tax rates, but i believe that we can close a lot of lop holes. >> they have to go up, real or effective tax rates, there are ways of doing this and secondly, we have to gross loopholes. >> lindsey graham is okay with new revenue and willing to cap deductions to get it, but...
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i interviewed him in february and asked about taxes, do you think rich people should pay more taxes? he said people don't realize how well the people self tax. there's a fellow who is ceo of target. recreated a museum of music. he put in $200 million of his own money. i have another friend to give $400 million to a facility in south dakota or someplace like that. look at bill gates to gave $750 million to fight aids. we should get rid of taxes as much as we can because you get to decide how you spend your money rather than the government. if you have a certain cause, an art museum and want to support it it would be nice to have the choice to support it. where we are headed you will be taxed, your money taken away and the government will support it. it is a question. do you believe the government should be taking your money and spending it for you or do you want to spend it for you. you went on to say actually, it is absurd to tax the reproductive billionaire guys because of everything they do for us. if you look at what steve jobs has done for us, what bill gates has done for society
i interviewed him in february and asked about taxes, do you think rich people should pay more taxes? he said people don't realize how well the people self tax. there's a fellow who is ceo of target. recreated a museum of music. he put in $200 million of his own money. i have another friend to give $400 million to a facility in south dakota or someplace like that. look at bill gates to gave $750 million to fight aids. we should get rid of taxes as much as we can because you get to decide how you...
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incentive but the tax incentive is not why most people do it. it impacts how much people are able to give. >> republicans argue against increases in tax rates for fear it will discourage job creation by hitting small business owners who file as individuals. they prepare a limit on deductions perhaps a cap total deductiones by any one tax paper. in addition to rate increases, president obama last his own plan on deductions to limit them to 28%. >> so, in other words, if you were in the 35 or the 33% tax bracket. you could only deduct 28% of the cost of say, charitable contributions. >> charities don't care what form it takes, they are so worried about any tax plans targeting the wealthy, representatives of dozens of charities will converge on washington on december 5th to urge lawmakers to spare charities whatever they decide to do. gregg? >> gregg: jim angle in washington. thanks. some holiday shopper also be able to get same day delivery on the post office. they will launch that in san francisco cost 10 bucks. you have to order online by 3:00 p
incentive but the tax incentive is not why most people do it. it impacts how much people are able to give. >> republicans argue against increases in tax rates for fear it will discourage job creation by hitting small business owners who file as individuals. they prepare a limit on deductions perhaps a cap total deductiones by any one tax paper. in addition to rate increases, president obama last his own plan on deductions to limit them to 28%. >> so, in other words, if you were in...
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, tax rates that were around before the bush tax cults came along. we're talking about something that will not affect working-class people except for that loss in the payroll tax they vacation. who's going to get blamed for that? chances are the democrats figure the republicans will be blamed. there's the two-step option, which is let's kick the can down the road for another year, so to speak, while negotiations continue on the long-term grand bargain. that's always in the back hip pocket of members of congress as well. so i don't know that they're feeling the same kind of sense of panic that a lot of us outside are feeling. >> i just got handed this, and let me ask you for your instant analysis on this, dana. it comes from the office of the white house press secretary. it says on thursday governor romney will have a private lunch at the white house with president obama in the private dining room, the first opportunity they've had to visit since the election. there will be no press coverage of this meeting. was this signalled? did we expect this? >>
, tax rates that were around before the bush tax cults came along. we're talking about something that will not affect working-class people except for that loss in the payroll tax they vacation. who's going to get blamed for that? chances are the democrats figure the republicans will be blamed. there's the two-step option, which is let's kick the can down the road for another year, so to speak, while negotiations continue on the long-term grand bargain. that's always in the back hip pocket of...
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it is like a tax cut for america. >>shepard: if we were to become energy independent, it would certainly change the dynamic in the middle east. >> in question about that. energy independence in a global energy market is a tricky thing. energy more secure? no question. you have seen imports of oil dropping in the united states for the last five, six, seven years. so it is a substantial advantage if the united states. the geopolitics change in a variety of ways, we can use the oil and gas to help allies do things we need them to do abroad n japan you say we need you to put the squeeze on iran on nuclear issues but we will make sure you have enough energy because we will export gas and oil. >>shepard: thank you, john. eight years after the death of yasser arafat, there is a curious thing happening. forensic experts today opened up his tomb amid suspicion he was poisoned. if they poisoned him the way they thing, opening up his tomb will do no good so what are they doing? a young actor who represents half in the show "2 1/
it is like a tax cut for america. >>shepard: if we were to become energy independent, it would certainly change the dynamic in the middle east. >> in question about that. energy independence in a global energy market is a tricky thing. energy more secure? no question. you have seen imports of oil dropping in the united states for the last five, six, seven years. so it is a substantial advantage if the united states. the geopolitics change in a variety of ways, we can use the oil and...
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we don't like to tax two or three times, which dividends or other taxes might be taxed. so too small. and there is a principle involved. >> steven ratner, is there a principle, or just bloody mindedness by republicans, led by grover norquist, we shall not pay anymore taxes ever? >> at some point, there are too many taxes, but we're a long away from that. let's just look at earned taxes, lower than they were under president clinton put in place ten years ago. and all president obama is saying let's go from 35% to the top earners, to 39.6%, same as it was under president clinton, the economy did well. it is more than just a drop in the bucket. just raising rates on people making over 250,000, would be a trillion deficit -- >> a trillion dollars, henry, is nothing to be sniffed at. some urged the party to extend the bush-era tax cuts, for the households that earn less than $250,000, to insure the taxes don't go up. who cares anyway? >> sure, there is a point in there. i might dispute the numbers. i would argue as the members of my party, i would argue that we have a spendin
we don't like to tax two or three times, which dividends or other taxes might be taxed. so too small. and there is a principle involved. >> steven ratner, is there a principle, or just bloody mindedness by republicans, led by grover norquist, we shall not pay anymore taxes ever? >> at some point, there are too many taxes, but we're a long away from that. let's just look at earned taxes, lower than they were under president clinton put in place ten years ago. and all president obama...
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i think what's evident, if we get a real deal, one where they address the top tax rate, the spending cuts, i think initially, it's bearish for gold, but i think after that, the qe kicks? >> i want to bring in jim on the discussion. the news of the cease fire coming out. what are the levels you're watching in gold right now. in oil right now. >> i believe the it's the january contract and if it's below 84.54ish, it means the market really believes that a cease fire is going to be more than just a fleeting thing and i think we could take off some, i would say long it right now until we take our last week lows at those levels. >> that's a huge number right there. >> you agree with that? >> absolutely. a huge number in crude. it's he will their -- >> the question is, are you buying or selling against the fiscal cliff fears? vote in our poll. we'll give you results on our website and also, we're off tomorrow for the holiday, but live streaming shows are back next week, tuesday and thursday, 1:00 p.m. eastern. scott. >> thanks so much. we're going to continue to monitor this story about th
i think what's evident, if we get a real deal, one where they address the top tax rate, the spending cuts, i think initially, it's bearish for gold, but i think after that, the qe kicks? >> i want to bring in jim on the discussion. the news of the cease fire coming out. what are the levels you're watching in gold right now. in oil right now. >> i believe the it's the january contract and if it's below 84.54ish, it means the market really believes that a cease fire is going to be...
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the payroll tax cut. will that go away, because, again, it was temporary ones, temporary twice and it will still be a higher tax. >> im so glad you brought up the amt. nobody has really been focusing on this. that would be bigger than even extending the bush tax cuts. you are talking about $2 trillion in additional taxes on americans over the next decade if we do not fix this thing. of course, it is because they have not indexed this for inflation. it reverts to the level it was in 1993 where the level would only be about $45,000. think about this. when you mention those 30 million americans, those are rich people. those are people earning 100-150,000 dollars. they will let the payroll tax rise back to where it was before they temporarily suspended it. dagen: do you think, though, bottom line, we will get higher tax rates on wealthier americans? >> it really depends on the president. the republicans have put a pretty fair deal on the table. they are willing to put a cap on deductions. a lot of conservativ
the payroll tax cut. will that go away, because, again, it was temporary ones, temporary twice and it will still be a higher tax. >> im so glad you brought up the amt. nobody has really been focusing on this. that would be bigger than even extending the bush tax cuts. you are talking about $2 trillion in additional taxes on americans over the next decade if we do not fix this thing. of course, it is because they have not indexed this for inflation. it reverts to the level it was in 1993...
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very focused on raising taxes on the rich. if you have a millionaire or billionaire elderly person, and you tell them, guess what, you're going to have to pay more for your health care, that would be like raising their taxes, right? and it would help reduce the problem. but they don't want to talk about that. >> the easiest solution's in front of us. i'm not the expert on medicare or social security. means testing and raising age limits seem to me to be pretty practical solutions as part of the solution, not the total solution, to reducing entitlement spending. >> if you were this the white house today with with the president as many of the nation's leading ceos are, what would be first that you would tell president obama today needs to be dealt with to get through the fiscal cliff? >> wehat we need is a solution that's going to call for sacrifice on the part of all americans. so we're going to have to raise revenue, yes. we're going to have to reduce spending. his own rhetoric, about a three to one, which is in line with the
very focused on raising taxes on the rich. if you have a millionaire or billionaire elderly person, and you tell them, guess what, you're going to have to pay more for your health care, that would be like raising their taxes, right? and it would help reduce the problem. but they don't want to talk about that. >> the easiest solution's in front of us. i'm not the expert on medicare or social security. means testing and raising age limits seem to me to be pretty practical solutions as part...
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that includes all taxes also. and we look at other cities like boston coast-to-coast or new york coast to coast, we are seeing those fares nonstop for $250 for the first of the year. you may need to be slightly flexible, but those are some of the best deals. even florida, i think, will be the gold mine. even for the los angeles area to four lauderdale are in the mid two hundreds. you are going coast to coast for sure. it is a nice place to be in the wintertime. orlando, tampa, fort lauderdale, those are the three that i would look at. after january 7, again. and then in europe. this is my best deal. i swear. i cannot believe it is this good. $516 in fuel surcharges. this gives you two continents. asia and europe all in the same trip. it is in -- in -- round trip all taxes included. new york and boston, $500. dagen: one quick thing, though, why are they offering the deals? are bookings falling off the cliff made january? >> there is a lot of us who have to travel during the holidays. there is a bunch of us on the r
that includes all taxes also. and we look at other cities like boston coast-to-coast or new york coast to coast, we are seeing those fares nonstop for $250 for the first of the year. you may need to be slightly flexible, but those are some of the best deals. even florida, i think, will be the gold mine. even for the los angeles area to four lauderdale are in the mid two hundreds. you are going coast to coast for sure. it is a nice place to be in the wintertime. orlando, tampa, fort lauderdale,...
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we'll raise taxes on people that can afford it. that what's we throats voatd on and democrats came out on top on that. >> it many parts of the negotiation. rick: a very interesting discussion. i would love to have you back on. they have to come up with a deal by new year's eve. thank you both. heather: the daughter of a soldier hard sat work in dance class when she gets the surprise of a lifetime. a heartwarming story on that coming up. rick: you are probably getting ready for a little turkey and stuffing and apple pie. unfortunately those thanksgiving favorites can take a toll on your body. but don't worry. we have great tips to make your holiday a little healthier. >> i would like to give my family a happy thanksgiving, greetings. hi, brayden, mommy lowstles. hi, whom, i'll talk to you guys later. twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio
we'll raise taxes on people that can afford it. that what's we throats voatd on and democrats came out on top on that. >> it many parts of the negotiation. rick: a very interesting discussion. i would love to have you back on. they have to come up with a deal by new year's eve. thank you both. heather: the daughter of a soldier hard sat work in dance class when she gets the surprise of a lifetime. a heartwarming story on that coming up. rick: you are probably getting ready for a little...
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no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. [ male announcer ] this holiday, give your family the greatest gift of all -- peace of mind. with the adt after thanksgiving sale. get adt home security and home management starting at just $99. that's a savings of $300. plus 15% off accessories. call now or visit adtpulse.com/tv. sale ends midnight november 27th. more than a security system, adt can help you turn on a few lights. bring family in from the cold. even let you know when an old friend has arrived. get the advanced technology of adt and save $300. starting at $99 installed. pulse save on accessories. call now or visit adtpulse.com/tv. sale ends midnight november 27th. >>gregg: the cease-fire between israel and hamas seems
no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. [ male announcer ] this holiday, give your family the greatest gift of all -- peace of mind....
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tax rates. second, though, we have to close some significant loopholes. >> republican senator graham is okay with new revenue and willing to cap deductions but only if democrats agree to reform entitlements such as social security and medicare. >> i don't expect the democrats to go for premium support or voucher plan but i do expect them to adjust the entitlement programs before necessity bankrupt the country. >> some entitlement reform is okay with illinois democratic senator durbin but he thinks social security should be last alone. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt. it is a separate funded operation and we can do things and i believe we should, now, played out long term that gives it solvency. >>peter: congressman king says no one will get what he wants but in president reagan and thomas "tip" o'neill could make a deal, so, too, should speaker boehner and president obama. >>gregg: and now the top people responsible for our defense, first, general petraeus resigning as head
tax rates. second, though, we have to close some significant loopholes. >> republican senator graham is okay with new revenue and willing to cap deductions but only if democrats agree to reform entitlements such as social security and medicare. >> i don't expect the democrats to go for premium support or voucher plan but i do expect them to adjust the entitlement programs before necessity bankrupt the country. >> some entitlement reform is okay with illinois democratic senator...
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. >>> people worry about having to pay a higher tax rate, i get that, but when you can snag high-quality stocks that yield more than 5%, i'm all ears. that's one of the reasons i want to tell you about health care trust of america, a newly minded real estate trust that owns medical office buildings. hga is a very defensive stock. unlike retail reits, it's levered to a sector health care that just does fine when the economy goes in recession. look, it's a real possibility if you go off the cliff. >>> plus a limited supply of medical office space. this is a nice, steady business. let's take a closer look with scott pierce. mr. peters, welcome to "mad money" so much. >> thank you for having me. >> i try all the time to find companies that might be beneficiaries of the affordable health care act. i stumbled on you guys. you're the one? >> we think we are. we've been fort. health care systems are now running like businesses. with 30 to 40 million more insured coming up, you this need a most affordable location to off those services. those are mlbs, they're on campus, and jim, i think over the
. >>> people worry about having to pay a higher tax rate, i get that, but when you can snag high-quality stocks that yield more than 5%, i'm all ears. that's one of the reasons i want to tell you about health care trust of america, a newly minded real estate trust that owns medical office buildings. hga is a very defensive stock. unlike retail reits, it's levered to a sector health care that just does fine when the economy goes in recession. look, it's a real possibility if you go off...
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call it a tax revolt. more than 170 companies issuing special dividends to avoid higher taxes next year. is a victory for investors but it is it also a victory for libertarians? we will ask one of them after the break. the judge. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difrence that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped us achieve the highest average star rating among national medicare companies... and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health
call it a tax revolt. more than 170 companies issuing special dividends to avoid higher taxes next year. is a victory for investors but it is it also a victory for libertarians? we will ask one of them after the break. the judge. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the...
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whether it's 3r079 tax, income tax. they are saying you may have to leave because businesses are leaving. if you own a home and you have a job in one of these states you could get transferred out. there is a likelihood your company would leave. megyn: how soon do they predict the doomsday scenario. >> reporter: there isn't a time horizon. but if you look at the pension crisis in california and new york you see things starting to come to a head. you look -- there are towns in california that have gone bankrupt that are now not paying out, and this is becoming a huge issue in court how they will handle this going forward. we see a lot of these problems coming to a head and you don't know how it will play out over time. they are saying staley kid, stay mobile. don't own muni bonds. megyn: never say muni bonds on "america live" ever. my viewers get it but i don't get it. it has something to do with government that may pay money or may not. >> reporter: can i say "money" with melissa francis? megyn: see you tonight. fbn. har
whether it's 3r079 tax, income tax. they are saying you may have to leave because businesses are leaving. if you own a home and you have a job in one of these states you could get transferred out. there is a likelihood your company would leave. megyn: how soon do they predict the doomsday scenario. >> reporter: there isn't a time horizon. but if you look at the pension crisis in california and new york you see things starting to come to a head. you look -- there are towns in california...
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on the middle class, tax the rich more. there were even calls in that room for higher minimum wages. clearly, no one wants to cut out the safety net that working people are promised for their lives of diligence, using their brains and brawn to build our country. >> mr. prince, republicans claim that the president's plan is bad for small business. why do you think they are wrong? >> let me tell you. the president's plans so far have helped my business. from 2008 to 2011, things were very flat. sales were flat or even down. as the stimulus started to kick in, we started seeing month to month, every month sense late 2010, our sales go up. it is consumers having more can have dense, having more money. obama care was huge. i provide health insurance for all my employees. the aca is underwriting small businesses doing that helped me absorb a huge increase because i have a couple of folks who work for me who are going through some illness problems. >> lee saunders, your members of afscme, will be financially hurt if we go over the
on the middle class, tax the rich more. there were even calls in that room for higher minimum wages. clearly, no one wants to cut out the safety net that working people are promised for their lives of diligence, using their brains and brawn to build our country. >> mr. prince, republicans claim that the president's plan is bad for small business. why do you think they are wrong? >> let me tell you. the president's plans so far have helped my business. from 2008 to 2011, things were...
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they want to raise taxes and republicans don't want to. they are willing to cap certain deductions. >>> and perspective police officers, you can start applying for jobs at the san francisco police department this morning and they will start accepting applications for entry level police officers. eligible application cans have to be at least 20 years old, have a valid california driver's license and high school diploma or equivalent. it will end on friday december 7th and the starting pay for a san francisco police officer is 88,000 dollars a year. well for the san francisco 49ers there are quarterback questions all over again. it happened for the second straight game for the quarterback and coming up, what coach jim harbaugh is saying about who will be his starter in the future. >>> we have been talking about fog and i'm not sure if there is an incident in south san francisco. northbound at the 380 split, just north of fso, let's head out to our maps and a bicycle is laying on the shoulder and officers are not sure if this was an accident
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he is due meet individually and he will talk about how to avoid a series of tax heights and spending cuts due to begin in january. he will do whatever it takes to get this done. also today, president barack obama will have lunch, prief at evaluately and the president said he would reach out but the president will talk about making the government work better. >>> tartar is in for -- tara is in for sal castaneda today. >>> in the northbound direction be aware of some problems and metering lights have been on for about a half hour and you are looking at an extra 15 minutes to get into san francisco this morning. through lafayette, very slow towards orinda. look at those brake lights on the right-hand side of your screen, this is congested compared to yesterday and the day before, and folks headed out a little earlier. a little sluggish on the north hand side of your screen, let's check in with steve. >>> it is on the mild side and he said this is like the pineapple express and we are getting a really strong wind. this is main lay cloudy -- mainly a cloudy morning and it is not cold at a
he is due meet individually and he will talk about how to avoid a series of tax heights and spending cuts due to begin in january. he will do whatever it takes to get this done. also today, president barack obama will have lunch, prief at evaluately and the president said he would reach out but the president will talk about making the government work better. >>> tartar is in for -- tara is in for sal castaneda today. >>> in the northbound direction be aware of some problems...
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from it it's sold there are age limits but what has been the result is that for every dollar in taxes the united states receives from legal alcohol or tobacco it costs us ten dollars in social costs so we don't need to legalize something to make it to control it we can actually keep it illegal so that we don't have big industry promoting it to kids but at the same time we also don't need to throw everybody in jail for small amounts of use so i don't live in this world where it's black or white you know we go to jail or it's legal we can do better than that ok pete if i go back to you i mean we haven't said which is not a war against our own people but the level of incarceration the united states is extraordinary that is a war on a population that at least in one sense well i was again i think we can use words in lots of ways i think. the problem is that you have in latin america today a norm is level of violence and killing at that people believe is related to the drug war whether it is or not whether kevin is right that legalizing marijuana in a few states is not going to have any ef
from it it's sold there are age limits but what has been the result is that for every dollar in taxes the united states receives from legal alcohol or tobacco it costs us ten dollars in social costs so we don't need to legalize something to make it to control it we can actually keep it illegal so that we don't have big industry promoting it to kids but at the same time we also don't need to throw everybody in jail for small amounts of use so i don't live in this world where it's black or white...
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. >> so much of the sound and fury in this debate has been over taxes and tax cuts and where that side of equation is gonna go but don't forget, entitlement spending and discretionary and defense spending are going to be a big part of the solution to this. senator dick durbin today suggested that medicare, medicaid and social security ought to be taken off the table for the fiscal cliff covers this year. so where are they going to find these spending cuts? it's going to be kind of painful. take a look at what simpson boles proposes that is sort of the jumping off point for a lot of this debate. they say in the year 2015 going to have $372 billion worth of savings in their plan and start on the defense side, you can see why some of this is going to be so very painful for so many members on capitol hill. want to reduce defense procurement by 15%, they want to reduce overseas bases by 30%, a huge number. that would save just 8.5 billion. they want to freeze dod compensation for three years saving 5.3 billion. and then on the domestic side, they would reduce the congressional and white hou
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we can't tax our way out of this. we need to address the way we spend money and if we don't fix that as we go forward for the next generation, we'll be right back in the soup and have to have this fight all over again. >> all right. thanks for joining us. appreciate it. matthew shay of nrf. >>> s.a.c. capital advisers is at the center of biggest insider trading case after filed. criminal charges against a former portfolio manager that worked for crn. cnbc's kate kelly has more on this very much developing story. good morning, kate. >> good morning, david. you're right. developing is the word. "wall street journal" has an interesting story this morning about how federal prosecutors tried to get him to turn a year ago. apparently they failed. they could not convince him to go along with the case that they were attempting to build. there are two things i find interesting about that. one is that he refused to cooperate in a case being built against his former boss, steve cohen, who many thought for years was the big fish
we can't tax our way out of this. we need to address the way we spend money and if we don't fix that as we go forward for the next generation, we'll be right back in the soup and have to have this fight all over again. >> all right. thanks for joining us. appreciate it. matthew shay of nrf. >>> s.a.c. capital advisers is at the center of biggest insider trading case after filed. criminal charges against a former portfolio manager that worked for crn. cnbc's kate kelly has more on...
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that is tax free savings that is not taxed. >> that could just be taxed a lot more next year. >> exactly if all comes to fruition. >> talk about charitable giving. the deduction could go away next year. >> charitable donations of appreciateable assets are fully deductibles. this is one of the best banks for your buck. this is something you can do before the end of the year. all of this might be going away in the new year not necessarily the appreciateable donations that could be affected by income in the new year but something to think about if you have something on hand. >> the alternative minimum tax always gets complicated. >> don't sweat it. this is the amt tax. a lot of folks worry about it they haven't had to pay it before. 34 million more american households will be subjected to this ant tax if we fall off the fiscal cliff. they are saying don't fan panic about it. that many more households affected they are likely to come to some sort of agreement by the end of the year. >> that's good nis. why should we pay for next semester's tuition before the end of the year? >> you are still
that is tax free savings that is not taxed. >> that could just be taxed a lot more next year. >> exactly if all comes to fruition. >> talk about charitable giving. the deduction could go away next year. >> charitable donations of appreciateable assets are fully deductibles. this is one of the best banks for your buck. this is something you can do before the end of the year. all of this might be going away in the new year not necessarily the appreciateable donations that...
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as a tactical matter, they feel they don't want to give in on the tax -- the tax cuts only for income below $250 thousand dollars feeling they've lost the leverage to push far deal on entitlements. there are only ten legislative days to work something out here. they seem dug in and unwilling to do what everybody knows they have to do and that's reach a comprehensive deal. >> i'm not totally sold on the idea that the republicans aren't being totally unreasonable. i think i see some signs of reasonableness and i think what they're trying to do is find a way to convince the base, look, we tried. we got pushed in to a corner. we had to raise rates on the highest earners, trying to find a path to, yes, first read talked about this. translation house republicans don't have the upper hand in the negotiations. they will have to grapple with raising rates at least in the short term and cole is giving them a way out of the box short term which is the do on the de-couple on the upper rates and live to fight another day and raising rates and not crushed by the base and kicked out of the d.c. do y
as a tactical matter, they feel they don't want to give in on the tax -- the tax cuts only for income below $250 thousand dollars feeling they've lost the leverage to push far deal on entitlements. there are only ten legislative days to work something out here. they seem dug in and unwilling to do what everybody knows they have to do and that's reach a comprehensive deal. >> i'm not totally sold on the idea that the republicans aren't being totally unreasonable. i think i see some signs...
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are paying taxes some other way. >> corporations pass along taxes to their consumers anyway. to the customers as well, right, so then you're sort of saying they're going to get stuck with it. shareholders would get stuck with part of it and it also gets passed along with, that seems self-defeating, too. >> we're talking about lowering corporate taxes on the shareholders. on the beneficiaries of those higher. >> you worked in the white house, steve. you know the president. >> i do. >> you know the way he thinks and frankly many of his cabinet members and those quhis pwhispe his ear thing. he'll barnstorm the country and talk about the 39.6%, talking about marginal rates. where is the room to the extent you believe there's room, to compromise, with a house that doesn't want to talk about marginal rates at all? where is the white house able to compromise? >> i've been doing deals for many years, greg has, there's always compromise. could you put the buffett rule in to raise a bit of money over here? the beauty of this situation, it's difficult, but the beauty of it is, it's not
are paying taxes some other way. >> corporations pass along taxes to their consumers anyway. to the customers as well, right, so then you're sort of saying they're going to get stuck with it. shareholders would get stuck with part of it and it also gets passed along with, that seems self-defeating, too. >> we're talking about lowering corporate taxes on the shareholders. on the beneficiaries of those higher. >> you worked in the white house, steve. you know the president....
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and i think it's still very likely they're going to end up compromising on the tax rate. the president opened the door. his opening position he wanted the top rate to go to 39.6%. he's signaling and the white house signaled they can take 37%, but with additional reductions in deductions so overall tax payment by wealthy americans would continue to go up. but these are just opening positions. the tea party's going to be a force. they're not going to be the ultimate decider the big fear to both of you, if there's no deal the markets are going to tank. listen to ben bernanke's assessment. >> indeed by the reckoning of the congressional budget office the cbo and outside observers, fiscal shock of that size would sent the economy toppling back into recession. >> and it wouldn't keep saying the deal's going to get done. if not, there are real repercussions, steve. >> absolutely. but, alex, what we're looking at now, as we head into next week, the general framework for the talk for the next four weeks is kind of a two-track system. one is let's do some agreement to avoid the fis
and i think it's still very likely they're going to end up compromising on the tax rate. the president opened the door. his opening position he wanted the top rate to go to 39.6%. he's signaling and the white house signaled they can take 37%, but with additional reductions in deductions so overall tax payment by wealthy americans would continue to go up. but these are just opening positions. the tea party's going to be a force. they're not going to be the ultimate decider the big fear to both...
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earners, then there's a question also of tax structure like the treatment of taxes for in some health care items and also on the mortgages. so there are a number of areas where this-of will there will have to be a negotiation, have to be give we're talking here about medium and long-term viability of the united states economy to not only avoid the fiscal cliff but get to the moment where the debt stops rising and the debt to gdp starts coming down into an area where we all can breathe more comfortably. >> secretary, we're going to leave it there. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> coming up, we're going to kick off a rise above road trip. john harwood begins in ohio visiting the home state of house speaker john boehner asking constituents if their representative is representing them or not. the currents to rise above all day and i guess they mean their representative in congress and the representative in the white house asking both all day on "squawk box." tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you should've seen me today. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 when the spx crossed above its 50-day mo
earners, then there's a question also of tax structure like the treatment of taxes for in some health care items and also on the mortgages. so there are a number of areas where this-of will there will have to be a negotiation, have to be give we're talking here about medium and long-term viability of the united states economy to not only avoid the fiscal cliff but get to the moment where the debt stops rising and the debt to gdp starts coming down into an area where we all can breathe more...
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on unearned income. 3.8% tax, in addition to the capital gains tax, you might otherwise pay. this applies to people who are earn over $200,000 a year. but if you experience a gain in selling a boat, a stock, a bond, vacation home, that could push you into the $200,000 category and then you're going to pay that 3.8% in addition to the capital gains. >> steve: yeah. now that we passed it, there is a lot in there, isn't there? >> that's right. >> steve: betsy, we thank you. >> this is the turkey for this thanksgiving. >> steve: i don't think it tastes good. regardless of how much gravy you put on you, ma'am. coming up on this wednesday, the president needs to work on his wow factor. his most recent speech, yeah, it looks like hillary's napping right there. and it is one of the most feared predators in the world and lucky for us, it's in the studio! why is it that the most impressive technology often comes with a set of equally impressive instructions ? shouldn't something that's truly advanced, not need much explanation at all ? with the nokia lumia 822 on verizon, there's not m
on unearned income. 3.8% tax, in addition to the capital gains tax, you might otherwise pay. this applies to people who are earn over $200,000 a year. but if you experience a gain in selling a boat, a stock, a bond, vacation home, that could push you into the $200,000 category and then you're going to pay that 3.8% in addition to the capital gains. >> steve: yeah. now that we passed it, there is a lot in there, isn't there? >> that's right. >> steve: betsy, we thank you....
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why do you want to pay more taxes? >> well, i don't want to pay more taxes. i don't think anybody wants here. i'm part of a group called the patriotic millionaires and we are all willing to pay more taxes. so it's clear that all of us, the whole country is in a position where all of us individuals, the working people, the wealthy people, corporations, all of us together have to pay for all of the spending that we have done over the last 12 years. >> why don't we cut spending? why don't we start with something that senator coburn announced today. there is so much that can be saved by cutting nondefense spending, things like a smartphone application. it these are the things we are spending money on. they cut that we can make. >> so we have to do new cuts and paperwork. we have to pay for all of the spending we have done for the last 12 years. and we are kind of all in this together. so i don't think that, you know, i have spent the last two days talking to both sides of the senate. i have spent time talking to representatives in the house and white house. the m
why do you want to pay more taxes? >> well, i don't want to pay more taxes. i don't think anybody wants here. i'm part of a group called the patriotic millionaires and we are all willing to pay more taxes. so it's clear that all of us, the whole country is in a position where all of us individuals, the working people, the wealthy people, corporations, all of us together have to pay for all of the spending that we have done over the last 12 years. >> why don't we cut spending? why...
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let's point out, too, the president must like the bush tax comes. he's accepted 80% of them for about 95% of the american people. so he's ruled a lot of revenue off the table himself. i agree with him on that, but let's recognize that absent reform and these basic entitlement programs you're simply putting a band-aid on a problem that requires major surgery. >> congressman tom cole, happy thanksgiving to you and yours. thank you. >> thank you. >> back to the middle east now where secretary of state hillary clinton has obviously been very busy moving between jerusalem, the west bank, egypt. nbc's stephanie gosk is live in tel aviv. what are you hearing about the cease fire? >> reporter: you know, we were on the cusp of a cease-fire it seemed like last night and it seemingly fell apart. however, we did hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that they still want a diplomatic solution, which is a real sign that at the very least the negotiations are still going on. we know that secretary clinton is shuttling back and forth throughout the re
let's point out, too, the president must like the bush tax comes. he's accepted 80% of them for about 95% of the american people. so he's ruled a lot of revenue off the table himself. i agree with him on that, but let's recognize that absent reform and these basic entitlement programs you're simply putting a band-aid on a problem that requires major surgery. >> congressman tom cole, happy thanksgiving to you and yours. thank you. >> thank you. >> back to the middle east now...
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nicole: just thinking about a state tax. if you die better the next year, let's talk about scatter, popular footwear. the financial group raising their ratings on the issuemaker. they talked earlier that the stock was ahead of the fundamentals and they are changing their tune and that is why you are seeing the stock up 12% so they upgraded the positive from neutral, talking about momentum continuing to increase across their product categories heading into 2013. this is good news and they are beginning to see the modest outperforming in the current quarter and a good outlook for 2013. and an up arrow over $2 to the upside. cheryl: thank you very much. see you soon. a terror attack in israel. obama on a bus in tel of the. reports of the cease-fire may be imminent. first as we go to break with the world's currencies. the u.s. dollar. cheryl: breaking news. as the muddling fox news to expect israel to announce a unilateral cease-fire late tonight or early tomorrow. this from fox's lehman from southern israel. >> almost sounds li
nicole: just thinking about a state tax. if you die better the next year, let's talk about scatter, popular footwear. the financial group raising their ratings on the issuemaker. they talked earlier that the stock was ahead of the fundamentals and they are changing their tune and that is why you are seeing the stock up 12% so they upgraded the positive from neutral, talking about momentum continuing to increase across their product categories heading into 2013. this is good news and they are...
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assume the current federal tax rate on lotto wings is say 35%. you walk away with about $234 million. not bad. but, if we go over the fiscal cliff, taxes on those wings would spike up $16 million, meaning you'd walk away with a mere $218 million. thanks to our friends at the tax foundation for helping to crunch all of those numbers for us. even if the tax rate was 80%, brian, i would still be in it to win it because you know what? few million dollars? it's worth it. right? for $2? just a little ticket? >> there's two reasons not to buy a ticket. number one, the odds are almost impossible. number two, the winning ticket is right here. . >> no, that's not right. >> ted parish is with us, principal and directser of investments and hensler financial. if i win, whoever wins powerball or any lottery or comes into a lot of money, whether an irhair tans or what it is, what's your first recommendation? call you, right? >> call me and i'll strike you a really good deal. but you should invest for the long term first of all. nothing's changed. tax rates are
assume the current federal tax rate on lotto wings is say 35%. you walk away with about $234 million. not bad. but, if we go over the fiscal cliff, taxes on those wings would spike up $16 million, meaning you'd walk away with a mere $218 million. thanks to our friends at the tax foundation for helping to crunch all of those numbers for us. even if the tax rate was 80%, brian, i would still be in it to win it because you know what? few million dollars? it's worth it. right? for $2? just a little...
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what will my tax rate look like next year? what will regulation look like? what will regulation look like? do you have the same concerns? >> i have the same concerns and we have to do something. it is not an option. this is not republican or democrat problem but an american problem and israel. we don't do something about this before december, that is when you will start toosee consumers start to question leadership in washington. i don't think that is the case. i think our leadership in washington is focused -- we know who's going to be running the country and who is going to be running the house. now that that is behind us everyone can focus on reaching across the aisle and compromise and have to make progress on this fiscal cliff. i think that is important for business right now. the consumer has not focused on this but they will if we don't address it. i am confident we are going to address it in the next few weeks. cheryl: you are director of the new york fed, national retail federation, and macy's, perfect question for you. if there's one thing the admi
what will my tax rate look like next year? what will regulation look like? what will regulation look like? do you have the same concerns? >> i have the same concerns and we have to do something. it is not an option. this is not republican or democrat problem but an american problem and israel. we don't do something about this before december, that is when you will start toosee consumers start to question leadership in washington. i don't think that is the case. i think our leadership in...
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reform with lower tax rates. the pledge you mentioned is identified with americans for tax reforms grover norquist who has gotten many republicans to promise they won't vote to raise taxes. south carolina senator lindsey graham is pushing back saying capping deductions would help generate revenue. the top republic on the senate budget committee explained graham's position. >> he is conditioning any tax increase on fixing these programs, social security and medicare, particularly in making sure that they are sound for the future. so that's lindsey's position. and he has talked about accepting revenue to accomplish that goal. >> republicans continue saying they don't want to increase tax rates arguing that will hurt job growth. democrats say the middle class could be spared from a tax increase now. >> however as we continue to negotiate a responsible path forward i remind everyone within the sound of my voice of one fact. this congress is where one vote away from avoiding the fiscal cliff for middle class families
reform with lower tax rates. the pledge you mentioned is identified with americans for tax reforms grover norquist who has gotten many republicans to promise they won't vote to raise taxes. south carolina senator lindsey graham is pushing back saying capping deductions would help generate revenue. the top republic on the senate budget committee explained graham's position. >> he is conditioning any tax increase on fixing these programs, social security and medicare, particularly in making...
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or effective tax rates. there is ways of doing that. secondly, though, we've got to close significant loopholes. >> bottom line, getting back to the report, the president is asking congress it act now specs tend the tax cuts for the middle class. they say the holiday season is not a time to threaten middle class pocketbooks. back to you. >> steve: thanks very much. the white house wants all the people who voted for barak obama to flood congressmen with e-mail and also with video messages via youtube saying why we should raise taxes on the rich. >> gretchen: so it's mainly for conservative democrats and to sway some republicans in those districts. we asked what you thought about this. will it change members of congress' mind? here is marge, cut all loopholes, subsidies and reduce spending equally but do not raise taxes. >> steve: here is a tweet from heather. it would say do your job, pass a balanced budget like required by law. no more closed door secret tax meetings. >> brian: more e-mails and tweets coming
or effective tax rates. there is ways of doing that. secondly, though, we've got to close significant loopholes. >> bottom line, getting back to the report, the president is asking congress it act now specs tend the tax cuts for the middle class. they say the holiday season is not a time to threaten middle class pocketbooks. back to you. >> steve: thanks very much. the white house wants all the people who voted for barak obama to flood congressmen with e-mail and also with video...
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so right now everybody's debating about tax rates or tax deductions. that's really a side show. >> i agree. >> the main stage here is really how much goes into each of those three buckets and what are we going to do today and what are we going to do tomorrow and how does that work out so that we get a deal by sometime early next year. >> you're talking fiscal abyss. we've got them all together. mine the fiscal cliff is january 1st. your $4 trillion deal is like a simpson-bowles thing. the fiscal abyss, i don't know if we know whether that's going to be a one- or two-step process. >> it should be a two-step process because you can never deal with $4 trillion in two weeks. >> they can spend $4 trillion in two weeks. >> they can and they have. >> and they do. >> yeah. so i think the -- what they need to do, though, right now is everybody keeps talking about the cliff as like here it comes december 31st. the reality is businesses today are acting as if this is going to happen. so this is not whether the dow goes up and down and that's the symbol of whether
so right now everybody's debating about tax rates or tax deductions. that's really a side show. >> i agree. >> the main stage here is really how much goes into each of those three buckets and what are we going to do today and what are we going to do tomorrow and how does that work out so that we get a deal by sometime early next year. >> you're talking fiscal abyss. we've got them all together. mine the fiscal cliff is january 1st. your $4 trillion deal is like a...